Everything had happened far too suddenly.
Even the CP8 members who had been tangled up and hoisted into the air by thick, twisting branches fell into a brief daze.
Where had that enormous red-haired giant gone?
It was not until a yellow flash took Inuzuka Gaku and Chamaru away that some people vaguely understood what had happened.
A spatial ability!
For Sea Star People, who had things like Devil Fruits, it was easy enough to accept and understand such extraordinary powers.
Not to mention that the World Government had gone through several worlds and seen quite a few strange things and abilities.
"Those two have been taken away. Then the next one is..."
Aramaki quickly calmed down. Although he usually appeared frivolous, arrogant, and unruly, he always made the most rational choice when faced with the unexpected.
His gaze immediately flicked toward Hiashi Hyuga, who lay unconscious at his feet.
Sure enough.
The instant his peripheral vision swept over, a yellow flash entered his sight. It was Minato Namikaze, appearing through the Flying Thunder God Technique, his right hand reaching toward Hiashi Hyuga.
To those outside, the entire process had taken place in nearly the blink of an eye.
Yet in Aramaki's "world," both he and his opponent had fallen into slowed time and space.
He could see Minato Namikaze's movements fairly clearly.
He could even meet the other man's upturned gaze. Surprise filled the latter's eyes.
But relying on his body's reaction speed alone, whether he struck with his fist or kicked, there was an eighty percent chance he would be unable to stop this damned blond brat from touching his hard-earned battle merit.
What should he do?
Watch helplessly as the other man succeeded again?
"How could I?!"
"I, Aramaki! Am the future highest combat power! An admiral